Moothandella

Worked
as a Panel Beater Spray Painter for 10 years including own
business for 3years

Married to
Maureen 24 September 1988

Own
and operate “Moothandella” as a cattle Station in the
Queensland Channel Country district for the past 24
years. Moothandella covers an area of 70,000 acres of
diverse mixed land systems and drainage areas and is
located 43km east of Windorah, on the Diamantina Developmental
Road

Past positions
held:

Serving as
Councillor of Barcoo Shire from 1994 to 2012

Elected
as Mayor of Barcoo Shire in March 2000 and retired in April
2012

Board of
Directors, Remote Area Planning And Development (RAPAD)

Committee
member of Cooper’s Creek Catchment Committee

Director
/ Board member of Desert Channel Queensland

Member of
QueenslandStateGovernment SWER (Single Wire Earth Return)
Reference Group

Appointed Ambassador
for Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Member
of Queensland State Government Geothermal Energy Working
Group

Co-chair
of the Central West Regional Planning and Advisory Committee
(CWRPAC)

Member of
the 2007 to 2011 Regional Telecommunications Independent
Review Committee (RTIRC)

Chair of
the Outback Regional Roads Group

Current
Positions

Member
of Central West Health and Hospital Service Board

Representative/Consultant,
Diamantina and Barcoo Shires

Chairperson,
Desert Channels Queensland.

I have a keen
interest in the environment and sustainable land use,telecommunications, fair
electricity policy, renewable energy and zero emissiontechnologies as well as
sustainable development regional and remote
areas.

I
believe that regional and remote Queensland has much to offer as
acontributor to the
economy of Queensland and Australia and it should berecognized for this. It is also
a great place to live, invest and raise afamily.

I
strongly consider that regional co-operation is the only way in
whichwe can reach and
achieve the many goals and outcomes needed to have thediversity, knowledge and
skills sets to build and maintain sustainable anddiverse communities, small
business and agricultural enterprises, that willsurvive and deal with change and
at the same time protect our richbio-diversity and culture of the Australian
landscapes.